The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement / Teri Kanefield.
Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in Virginia in 1951, and explains how her actions helped fuel the civil rights movement.
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- ISBN: 9781419707964 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1419707965 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: 56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Publisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51), filmgraphy (page 50), and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The tar paper shack problem -- "A little child shall lead them" -- The quiet embrace of the woods -- The time has come -- Stick with us -- Reaching for the moon -- Pupil lashes out at principal -- A lawsuit is filed- and the troubles begin -- The lost generation -- "Nothing is as strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as strength." -- The birth of the civil rights movement. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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Burlington Public Library | J 323.092 KANEFIEL 2014 | 39851001180935 | Children's Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |
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